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Bulls overcome athletic Rockets, and are back in last play-in game spot

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The Bulls did everything they could to give the Rockets confidence and the lead most of the night, but Patrick Beverley & Co. turned it up in the final four-plus minutes to come away with the win.

HOUSTON – Billy Donovan wasn’t about to let his players underestimate the importance of this two-game road trip.

That’s why the Bulls coach did something he never does: He had the standings hung on the board in the locker room for the start of the trip.

“They know exactly where we stand, what’s going on,’’ Donovan said on Saturday, explaining why he did it.